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There’s no way around it: Frontier has been growing like crazy this year, with numerous additions across the country:
- A new frontier – Frontier to add San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Frontier to add 11 routes, grows in Colorado Springs and Las Vegas
- Frontier adds 10 routes, shows Ohio some love
- Frontier Airlines adding 42 new non-stop routes
By my count, those previous announcements are roughly 55 route pairs, which for any airline, would be impressive growth. That’s not enough for the new Frontier, which seems to be hell-bent on out-Spiriting Spirit. Today, Frontier showed us that they’re not messing around, adding an insane 21 cities to their map and an even more insane 85 new route pairs.
Frontier’s route-a-palooza
There are so many adds, the only reasonable way to convey them is in a table. Apologies in advance for the data dump. Courtesy of Frontier’s website, here are the 85 routes being added to Frontier’s network over the next few months:
City | On sale 7/18 | On sale soon for Spring 2018 travel |
---|---|---|
Albuquerque, N.M. | Denver | N/A |
Atlanta | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Islip, N.Y |
Austin, Texas | Ontario, Calif., Phoenix, New Orleans, Raleigh/Durham | Charlotte N.C.; Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio; San Jose, Calif. |
Boise, Idaho | Denver | |
Buffalo, N.Y. | Fort Myers, Fla.; Miami; Orlando, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; | Denver |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Denver | |
Charlotte | Austin, Islip | Providence, RI |
Charleston, S.C. | Denver | |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Orlando, Fla. | |
Cancun | Kansas City, Mo.; Orlando | |
Chicago-O’Hare | Islip; Ontario | |
Cincinnati | Miami | Austin, Jacksonville, Fla.; Raleigh/Durham; San Antonio; Seattle |
Columbus | Tampa | Austin |
Denver | Albuquerque; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Ontario, Calif.; Palm Springs, Calif.; Reno, Nev.; San Jose, Calif. | Boise, Idaho; Buffalo; Calgary, Alberta; Charleston; El Paso, Texas; Fargo, N.D.; Fresno, Calif.; Grand Rapids, Mich; Jackson Hole, Wyo; Jacksonville, Fla.; Little Rock, Ark.; Louisville, Ky.; Pensacola, Fla.; Spokane, Wash; Tulsa, Okla. |
Detroit | Miami | Islip |
El Paso | Denver | |
Fargo | Denver | |
Fresno | Denver | |
Fort Myers | Buffalo, Colorado Springs, Islip, Kansas City, Nashville, Providence | |
Grand Rapids | Orlando | Denver |
Indianapolis | Tampa | |
Islip | Fort Myers, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Fla. | Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago–O’Hare, Detroit |
Jackson Hole | Denver | |
Jacksonville | Denver, Cincinnati | |
Kansas City | Cancun, Fort Myers, Tampa | Raleigh/Durham |
Knoxville | Orlando | |
Las Vegas | Salt Lake City, San Jose | |
Little Rock | Denver | |
Louisville | Denver | |
Miami | Buffalo; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Detroit; Islip; Milwaukee; Providence; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Trenton, N.J. | |
Minneapolis | Tampa | Islip; Trenton |
Buffalo, N.Y. | Fort Myers, Fla.; Miami; Orlando, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; | Denver |
Milwaukee | Miami; Tampa | |
Nashville | Fort Myers; Tampa | |
New Orleans | Austin; Islip; Providence; San Antonio | |
Oklahoma City | Denver; Orlando | San Diego |
Ontario | Austin; Denver | Chicago – O’Hare |
Orlando | Buffalo; Cancun; Cedar Rapids; Grand Rapids; Knoxville; Oklahoma City | San Antonio; Tulsa |
Palm Springs | Denver | |
Pensacola | Denver | |
Phoenix | Austin, San Antonio | |
Providence | Fort Myers; Miami; New Orleans; Tampa | Charlotte; Raleigh/Durham |
Raleigh/Durham | Providence | Cincinnati; Kansas City; Providence |
Reno | Denver | |
St. Louis | Tampa | |
Salt Lake City | Las Vegas | |
San Antonio | New Orleans; Phoenix; San Diego | Cincinnati; Orlando, San Jose |
San Diego | San Antonio | Oklahoma City; Tulsa |
San Jose | Denver; Las Vegas | Austin; San Antonio |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | Atlanta, Miami | |
Seattle | Cincinnati | |
Spokane | Denver | |
Tampa | Buffalo, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Indianapolis, Islip, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, Providence, St. Louis | |
Trenton | Miami | Minneapolis |
Tulsa | Denver, Orlando, San Diego | |
West Palm Beach | Islip |
OK, now the CliffsNotes
That’s a crazy list, so I’m not surprised if you didn’t read the whole thing! From my perspective, here are some highlights:
- Impressive growth in Austin, Denver, Islip, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa.
- While Frontier is adding 21 cities, 16 of them were previously served by Frontier. Buffalo, NY; Charleston, SC; Jacksonville, FL; Ontario, CA; and Pensacola, FL are brand new cities for the carrier.
- Many of these routes operate at sub-daily frequency, but some, like Islip to a few Florida routes, are daily and double daily.
- Nonstop routes nearly double by Summer of 2018 to 314
- Total routes (including connections) grow to well over 1000 by Summer 2018 (more than double the current number of total routes)
A Fare Sale?
You bet! Doing a quick scan of Frontier’s website, here are six flights that come in at UNDER $25 each way:
Remember, Frontier charges for bags and seats, which can really increase the price of your ticket. Even still, with those low fares, these tickets plus extras may still be cheaper than the competition.
(READ MORE: The huge problem flying Frontier)
Also keep in mind that many of these new flights are sub-daily, which can present a problem when irregular operations hit. You can never plan for something like that, but it’s a good piece of knowledge to tuck away.
Conclusion
This is an incredible day over at Frontier. 85 routes in one announcement is a huge news story, especially when they tout their service being within reach of 90% of the US population. As always, it’s always great when airlines add, rather than take away, routes. Let us know if you’ll be using these new routes out of your hometown.
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Good for those who get Frontier — as much helps with competitive pressures. Alas, still sore over Frontier coming then jilting two of my favorite airports — idyllic Shenandoah, VA & Wilmington De (no parking fees at either)…. Therein is the chronic, recurrent problem with Frontier… you can’t count on them. There’s no “love” for Ohio here…. be prepared to be jilted, on the slightest corporate whim.
I really don’t understand their routes. I can often book Chicago to Raleigh but not Raleigh to Chicago.
Quit using Frontier and burned my 200,000 miles I had accumulated. With some of these routes the several times a week “service” they offer is for the once a year family customer. As stated in the story several times a minor matter for another airline is magnified with this one. Going to a place when they want to go, not on my schedule just isn’t for me besides the seating, paying for everything, etc. Southwest has been my go to carrier since I dumped Frontier.